I suppose. I don't mean it disrespectfully. After all, I'm a huge fan and I really admire him. But he is getting on, we have to face facts girlies.

That's true. I'm only a few years from 21 and I can more than say for sure I won't look as mature as they do when I do reach 21. I think Geraldine and Adrian are in their 30's.

well im 23 and i dont look as old as them!

And i guess we don have to face up to hte fact that Alan is well almost an pensioner

I agree that he is getting older..., but it just wouldnt be the same without the 'first' people. Like Dumbledoor. I no they HAD to replace him but hes still not that same old Dumbledoor.

cool, thanks.

It would be really weird to go and see an HP movie and not see Tom, Dan, Rupert, or Emma's face. It just wouldn't seem right! I'd probably run out of the theater bawling, yelling "Nooooo!!! I want Dan back!"


I understand that they're all getting older and it's harder to make them look like the ages the characters really are. But still it would just be so weird. It was weird enough that they changed Dumbledore's on us, even though I realize they had no choice or say in the matter. It would just be so sad to see all the original cast go!

I hope they all stay. It just wouldnt be the same without them!!

That's very interesting news! Poor Americans will never get a part, will we?

awsome. i wonder when they will start casting..

if the original cast doesnt stay i will probably refuse to watch the movies.. thats probably not gonna happen but ill be reluctant to see them =0/

I must say there are alot of actors who are in their late twenties playing teens, so they should have no problem staying. For example for Teens who watch stuff on the WB network... (I dont any more) there is small ville... where a actor whos 28 plays a 18 year old... same goes for a lot of shows and movies... I hope they stay, unless they do one heck or a recasting lookalike job, b/c to change would not be a good move.... in my opinion, I love the movies and would see them no matter what, but this cast is PERFECT!!!

I would be fine if they finished making the HP films really. It just would not be the same with differnt actors. As far as age goes, people in their twenties always play characters in their teens. So makeup can help them not look too old.

i hope everyone stays on for OotP-it would be bad if characters left cause they work really well together. it was weird enough with the dumbledore change but there was no way to control that

thnx for the news!!

i hope all of the cast stays for the last three films; it wouldn't be the same without them! i don't really care about their ages since it doesn't really matter to me. to be honest i never knew how old the twins were until this recent birthday xP

LOL! Yea I did notice Alan packing it in some but hey, you've got to give the guy some credit, he still looks great. (Is it wrong that I'm seventeen and I fancy a fifty nine year old?) Anyway some people look better when they age, sexier in my opinion. Oh geezes I'm losing it!

I would totally freak if they replaced Alan, I would cry!

Changing any of the cast at this particular moment when we are in the middle of the series wouldn't be that good of an idea, because the fans (including me) will feel different about it. It would be like getting to know another person all over again.

Yea! Lily and James do look older in the films. But Alan Rickman is perfect for snape. I never even knew he was in his very late fifties till i found out from this site itself

*gasps* How can you say that. *pets Alan* don't listen to anything the mean girl says, you aren't 'getting on'.

LOL. I know he's getting older... I know he's 'older' to begin with (I'm only 21, major difference there) but I try not to think about it... and he has aged well

But those 20-something's never look like real teens.

I don't think re-casting is an option. It's either the current trio or nothing. WB wouldn't waste money making films with new kids that wouldn't make them a profit.

At least we're in the same boat.

He's no baby either!

oh goody

Wont filming be easier once they all hit 18 because there wont be any Child Labor Laws to uphold. That need to stay on, it's all or nothing...

lol, is it wrong that I'm 14 and fancy Gary Oldman? My friends think I'm demented...

No, 16. That's when kids can leave school here. Tom and Rupert have finished. Once Dan finishes this Summer and Emma next Summer then filming of films 5-7 can speed up quite a bit.

Whew, that's going to be extreamly conveniet. The faster they can get the filming done, the younger the actors will be, the more convincing their proformances, and so on.

I really hope they don't replace the actors, however I can see the reasoning behind it... while lots of people over twenty play teens, not all of them are so convincing. We don't know how the actors will age, so it's obviously a concern. But even though older actors would be less realistic, hving completely new ones would ruin everything, and then I'd cry (especially if they replace Rupert... )

*bil